Lindsay S W, Peock S
Department of Zoology, Glasgow University.
J R Soc Health. 1993 Aug;113(4):181-3. doi: 10.1177/146642409311300406.
A postal questionnaire for describing current practices of insecticide usage for the prevention and treatment of pediculosis was sent to 53 pharmacists in Glasgow. 91% returned completed questionnaires. Between 19,000 to 36,000 bottles of insecticide against headlice were bought by the public in Glasgow in 1991. Most of these were sold in small volumes (less than 100 ml) and sales were highest during the autumn. Although pharmacists sold a range of different classes of insecticide, the most popular were those that contained malathion, the treatment for pediculosis recommended by the Health Board. Choice of treatment was probably influenced by advice given to the public by pharmacists and general practitioners. Clients preferred shampoo formulations. There was evidence that treatments were used prophylactically against headlice. However, there was little indication of large scale resistance to insecticides in the louse population. The results indicate that headlice remain a persistent problem in Glasgow, despite the public adhering to the advice of health professionals.
一份用于描述预防和治疗头虱病杀虫剂使用现状的邮政调查问卷被寄给了格拉斯哥的53名药剂师。91%的人返回了填好的问卷。1991年，格拉斯哥市民购买了19000至36000瓶用于防治头虱的杀虫剂。其中大部分以小容量（少于100毫升）出售，秋季销量最高。尽管药剂师出售一系列不同种类的杀虫剂，但最受欢迎的是含有马拉硫磷的产品，这是卫生委员会推荐的头虱病治疗药物。治疗方法的选择可能受到药剂师和全科医生向公众提供的建议的影响。顾客更喜欢洗发剂配方。有证据表明，这些治疗方法被用于预防头虱。然而，几乎没有迹象表明虱子群体对杀虫剂产生大规模抗药性。结果表明，尽管公众遵循了卫生专业人员的建议，但头虱在格拉斯哥仍然是一个持续存在的问题。
